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From the back corner of home plate to the front edge of the pitcher’s plate (or rubber, if you prefer) is 60 feet 6 inches. The front of home plate, the 17 inch wide line that defines the strike zone, is 17 inches closer to the pitcher, 59 feet and 1 inch from the rubber. In middle school, it is only 54 feet.
